Recoil
Recoil is a vehicular combat tank-based Microsoft Windows video game. It involves the player piloting an experimental tank known as the "BFT" (Battle Force Tank) through various missions. There is a heavy…
Recoil is a video game developed by Zipper Interactive, released 11 March 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Recoil is
Recoil was developed by Zipper Interactive and released in 1999. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tanks patrol desolate city streets. Turrets and missile sites threaten the skies. Robot warriors carrying pulse rifles surround military installations. What's become of Earth? Machines have taken over. Corporate greed and rapid technological advancements have made humans pawns of their own creations. During the first fifteen years of the 21st century, Mega Corp began to dominate computer technology in both peacekeeping and war-fighting applications. As this giant churned out better and better technology for manufacturing and warfare, humans were relegated to service industries or to working as drones on PC terminals. Mega Corp became the largest employer in the United States. By 2010, every…
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Recoil launched on 11 March 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Silent Hill, RollerCoaster Tycoon and Metal Slug X.
Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Silent Hill, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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